1.What is the significance of each of D.W.'s laboratory findings?
ANA titer- shows that autoantibodies are in the body and attacking the body. A positive titer can mean that a patient might have an autoimmune disorder. dsDNA is done when the ANA comes back positive and it usually mean that the lupus is more serious.
Decreased C3 and C4 serum complements- shows that the body is undergoing some type of inflammation
(https://www.hopkinslupus.org/lupus-tests/lupus-blood-tests/)
anti-sm is done if there are sings of liver damage associated with an autoimmune disease.
(https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003531.htm)
CPR shows that there is inflammation in the body
(Patho notes)
ESR is how fast RBC sink to the bottom of the tube r/t inflammation …show more content…
Lupus is hard to diagnose because no lab test can be used to definitely diagnosis is. The patient has to have symptoms like a rash, arthritis, fever, or cardiac, pulmonary, or kidney symptoms plus the lab valus that the ones D.W had done.
(http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org/lupus-facts/lupus-diagnosis)
What is PJP?
PJP is a fungus that normally won’t cause any problems in healthy individuals, but people that are immunocompromised, like K.D., it can get into the lungs and cause an infection. Symptoms of PJP include things like what K.D. is experiencing ( mild cough, SOB, fatigue, fever).
(https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/glossary/581/pneumocystis-jiroveci-pneumonia)
What is the significance of the purplish spots over K.D.'s neck and arms?
Purple/pink spots are are sign of Kaposi Sarcoma which is a caner of the lymph nodes. Usually when a person who has HIV develops Kaposi Sarcoma, they are considered to have AIDS.
ANA titer- shows that autoantibodies are in the body and attacking the body. A positive titer can mean that a patient might have an autoimmune disorder. dsDNA is done when the ANA comes back positive and it usually mean that the lupus is more serious.
Decreased C3 and C4 serum complements- shows that the body is undergoing some type of inflammation
(https://www.hopkinslupus.org/lupus-tests/lupus-blood-tests/)
anti-sm is done if there are sings of liver damage associated with an autoimmune disease.
(https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003531.htm)
CPR shows that there is inflammation in the body
(Patho notes)
ESR is how fast RBC sink to the bottom of the tube r/t inflammation …show more content…
Lupus is hard to diagnose because no lab test can be used to definitely diagnosis is. The patient has to have symptoms like a rash, arthritis, fever, or cardiac, pulmonary, or kidney symptoms plus the lab valus that the ones D.W had done.
(http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org/lupus-facts/lupus-diagnosis)
What is PJP?
PJP is a fungus that normally won’t cause any problems in healthy individuals, but people that are immunocompromised, like K.D., it can get into the lungs and cause an infection. Symptoms of PJP include things like what K.D. is experiencing ( mild cough, SOB, fatigue, fever).
(https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/glossary/581/pneumocystis-jiroveci-pneumonia)
What is the significance of the purplish spots over K.D.'s neck and arms?
Purple/pink spots are are sign of Kaposi Sarcoma which is a caner of the lymph nodes. Usually when a person who has HIV develops Kaposi Sarcoma, they are considered to have AIDS.